PREVOST, Jean Louis (active circa 1760-circa 1810)Fleur de Tigrine Vilquin, Paris 1805 - An exquisite plate of sprays of exotic-looking salmon pink and orange lilies from arguably the most beautiful botanical work ever produced: "a work of outstanding importance and interest". Contemporary with the work of Redouté, 'Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits' is one of the earliest examples of stipple engraved and colour-printed botanical illustration. Published in 12 cahiers (or parts) of 4 plates each, the work was compiled to assist designers of porcelain and fabric, with the plates often showing flowers grouped together, usually matched according to their flowering season. The greatest collection of flower books to be sold at auction in the 20th century was the de Belder collection, sold by Sotheby's in 1987. The catalogue was intended as a true reflection of the uniqueness of the collection, and the cover illustration selected to represent the best of the best was an image from Prevost's 'Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits'. Dunthorne describes it as, "a work of outstanding importance and interest.issued for the specific purpose of maintaining the great French tradition for excellence of design and draughtsmanship. Perhaps no other prints are more worthy of carrying on the tradition of Jean Baptiste and van Spaendonck than these fine examples of Prévost. Whether bouquets or sprays of flowers or fruit, they possess a splendour and freshness amounting almost to fragrance, which is largely due to the quality of the colour printing" (Dunthorne, p. 33). Cf. Dunthorne p. 229; cf. Great Flower Books (1990), p. 127; cf. Nissen BBI 1568; cf. Pritzel 7332; cf. Stafleu & Cowan TL2 8319. Stipple engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand by Ruotte.

[LEO X] ROSCOE, WilliamThe Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth Liverpool: J. McCreery, 1805. Four volumes, quarto, engraved frontispiece portraits of Pope Leo, Aldus, Luther and Raphael, with half-titles; the frontispieces offsetting onto title-pages, occasional foxing and slight rubbing but generally an excellent set in contemporary marbled calf, gilt, double labels, Leo X. First edition of Roscoe&#39;s great life of the Medici pope Leo X. Born Giovanni de&#39; Medici, Leo X&#39;s papacy (1513 to 1521) had enormous influence on geopolitics in the Age of Discovery. His relationship with King Manuel of Portugal (see previous item) was critical - their relationship was cemented by King Manuel&#39;s gift of Hanno, an albino elephant, on Leo&#39;s accession to the papacy. The last non-priest to be appointed Pope, he is supposed to have remarked to his brother "since God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it": one of the features of his enjoyment was a series of processions round Rome, almost always featuring Hanno in the parade of exotic animals, many of them gifts from the Portuguese monarch. Leo X was the second son of Lorenzo de&#39; Medici, and a patron of learning and the arts who secured a prominent place in the history of culture. His was a "golden age" but he is also remembered as the pope during whose pontificate Protestantism first took form. There have been several editions of this extensive biography, still the standard life of Leo X, the most recent appearing in 1973.

KEULEN, Gerard Hulst Van.Nieuwe Wassende Zeekaart vanHet Geheele Canaal, met alle daar aanbehoorende Kusten van Frankryk en Engeland. 1805 - Amsterdam, 1805. Four sheets joined in pairs, both totalling 805 x 990mm. Laid on blue paper, as issued, some signs of wear. A pair of Dutch blue-back charts of the English Channel, showing Southern Ireland, the Scillys and Cornwall on the west sheet, and from Dartmouth east to Sheppey and London on the English side, and Morlais to Calais on the continent. Insets show details of Ramsgate, Cherbourg and Le Havre harbours. Along the bottom are longitude numerals marked off from both Greenwich and Tenerife. Originally published a few years earlier, this example has a pasted label with the 1805 date. At the time the Dutch were allies of the French: the following year Louis Bonaparte was made king of Holland. Van Keulen credits Cassini, Thomas Jefferys and John Hamilton Moore.

A History of British Birds. The Figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Vol. I containing the history and description of land birds. Vol. II containing the History and description of water birds. Edward Walker, Newcastle 1805 - 2 vols. 330+ woodcut illustrations. Half calf and marbled boards, spines rubbed and front hinges split but bindings still firm. . Inscription on pastedown and handwritten notes pasted loosely to flyleaf. Very good internally. 8vo [Attributes: Hard Cover]

PERCIVAL, Robert.An account of the island of Ceylon, containing its history, geography, natural history, with the manners and customs of its various inhabitants; to which is added, the journal of an embassy to the court of Candy. Second edition: With an appendix; containing some particulars of the recent hostilities with the King of Candy. London, printed by and for C. and R. Baldwin, 1805.4to. Contemporary half calf (hinges weak but holding), spine gilt with red morocco title-label. With engraved frontispiece, engraved folding map by A. Arrowsmith, 3 engraved folding charts (harbors of Trincomalay and Columbo and pearl fishery grounds) and 4 engraved plates. XII,446,(2) pp.* Second and best edition; first edition London 1803. - Excellent account of Ceylon to which in this second edition not only an appendix was added but also an index and the plates. - The British succeeded the Dutch in Ceylon in 1796, Captain Robert Percival arrived with the British forces in 1797 and spent three years in Sri Lanka. He was, as he writes, 'induced by curiosity' because 'the accounts hitherto published of this island had been extremely imperfect; as the watchful jealousy of the Dutch both excluded the researches of strangers, and prevented their own people from publishing any observations.. '. He had a pronounced hatred of the cruelty of Dutch rule. In 1800 he joined General Macdowal's embassy to the court of Candy and gives a valuable report of this happening. In his description of pearl fishery he brings to life the extravaganza, the customs and superstitions of the fisherman and the dangers of the deep. Among the plates i.a. a view on the fort of Batacolo, elephant hunting, and the Cinnamon gardens near Columbo. - A fine copy.Goonetileke 35a (mentions erroneously 4 instead of 3 charts).

BANKS, Sir JosephA Short Account of the Cause of the Disease in Corn. printed for J. Harding, London 1805 - Octavo, 32 pp. including the half-title, with a folding plate; some waterstaining in lower part of most pages, mostly marginal, otherwise a good copy with the half-title in "Mackaness" morocco, with the Mackaness bookplate. Sir Joseph Banks in print. One of remarkably few works published by Banks, but an apt demonstration of his wide range of scientific interest. The problems of blight in wheat and corn were a considerable problem for farmers both in England and abroad, including Australia: 'The climate of the British Isles is not the only one that is liable to the Blight in Corn? Specimens received from the Colony of New South Wales shew that considerable mischief was done to the wheat crop there in the year 1803 by a parasitic plant, very similar to the English one' (p.19). Banks wrote this as a supplement for the fourth edition of Curtis's Practical Observations on the British Grasses, 1805, where it appeared with a separate title-page; however that printing, which has a different imprint, ran to only 14 pp. Carter (Sir Joseph Banks? guide to biographical and bibliographical sources, p. 172) identifies a separate printing like ours, but it has a different publisher (Bulmer). Ferguson notes the Curtis edition (399a) but does not record any separate publication. The folding plate comprises eight figures, all based on original drawings by Francis Bauer, Ferdinand Bauer's elder brother.

Vittorio Alfieri da Asti; Edited by Antonio MontucciQuindici Edinburgh - Ballantyne, 1805. Edinburgh - Ballantyne, 1805 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A collection of tragic plays by the &#39;founder of Italian tragedy&#39;, Vittorio Alfieri. In Italian, with an introduction in English. Containing Filippo, Polinice, Antigone, Timoleone and Saul. Volume I of a three-volume set only. Condition: In a half-calf binding. Externally sound, though with some dampstaining to the boards and some light rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some tidemarks to the endpapers, and the occasional patch of foxing. Overall: GOOD..

L. Philipon de la MadelaineLettres de Madame la Duchesse du Maine et de Madame la Marquise de Simiane Paris - Leopold Collin, 1805. Paris - Leopold Collin, 1805 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A scarce publication of the correspondence between Louise Benedicte de Bourbon and Marquise de Simiane in a decorative contemporary calf binding. In the original French. With the armorial bookplate of H. Remsen Whitehouse to the front pastedown. Anne Louise Benedicte de Bourbon 1676 1753, was the daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, prince de Conde and Anne Henriette of Bavaria. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a princesse du sang. Pauline de Simiane, Marquise de Simiane, 1676 - 1737, was the grandaughter of famous French aristocrat,Marquise de Sevigne. Condition: In a full contemporary calf binding. Externally, rubbed, wth slight loss to the top of the spine and the corners. The joints are juststarting. Internally, firmly bound, with lightbackground foxing. There is evidence of a littlepast worming to the inner marginfrom pages 150 to 275, a little more prominent from pages 225to 265, but never affecting the text. Overall: GOOD..

Parkinson RichardA Tour in America in 1798, 1799, and 1800. Exhibiting Sketches of Society and Manners, and a Particular Account of the American System of Agriculture With its Recent Improvements London: J. Harding, 1805. London: J. Harding, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Contemporary 1/4 calf over marbled boards, hinges split, front board detached cleanly on volume 1 and endpaper loose, spines dry and cracked, hinge cracked on vol 2. Internally unmarked. 739pp, last few leaves creased in volume 1. Old armorial bookplates of the Winmarleighs. Howes 96, Sabin 58786 "Parkinson was an English agriculturist who came to America recommended by Sir John Sinclair to superintend the farms of General Washington respecting whom the book abounds in curious details that seem to have been generally overlooked by his biographers".& & Parkinson was also the author of The Experienced Farmer&#39;s Tour in America (1799). Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Inventory No: 037829.

Martin Archer SheeRhymes on ArtOr The Remonstrance of a Painter in Two Parts London -John Murray, 1805. London -John Murray, 1805 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A two part rhythmical collection of poetry surrounding art and the remonstrance. Second edition, published the same year as the first. Featuring an extended introductory preface, and notes on the strictures on the state of the arts, criticism, patronage, and public taste. R. Beckley booksellers label to the front pastedown. Condition: Bound in a speckled calf binding with gilt design to the spine. Externally, sound with only light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean. Overall: VERY GOOD..

(SKINNER, Joseph).The present state of Peru: comprising its geography, topography, natural history, mineralogy, commerce, the customs and manners of its inhabitants, the state of literature, philosophy, and the arts, the modern travels of the missionaries in the heretofore unexplored mountainous territories, etc. The whole drawn from original and authentic documents, chiefly written and compiled in the Peruvian capital. London, Richard Phillips, 1805.4to. Contemporary tree calf (one hinge sl. damaged but firmly holding). With 20 handcoloured stipple-engravings. XIV,488 pp.* First edition. - Skinner translated portions of El Mercurio Peruano, published between 1791-1795, for this detailed overview of Peru, illustrated with twenty beautifully coloured plates depicting the costume of various segments of Peruvian society, including upper-class ladies, female domestics in Spanish dress, Indian men and women, a bullfighter, etc. The Appendix contains two interesting accounts: History of the missions of Caxamarquilla, with the origin and loss of those of Manoa, intended as an introduction to the recent travels of fathers SOBREVIELA and GIRBAL, in the remote parts of Peru. The second account: Interesting notices relative to the entrances made by the monks of the order of St. Francis, into the mountainous territories of Peru, from each of the parts bordering on the Cordillera of the Andes, communicated to the academical society of Lima by father SOBREVIELA, guardian of the college of Santa Rosa of Ocopa. 'An extensive illustrated reference work on Peru' (Von Hünersdorff II, p.1384). - Some foxing otherwise fine.Abbey, Travel, 723; Lipperheide I, p.389; Colas 2751; Hiler p.802; Sabin 81615; Palau 315564.

TOM THUMB'S EXHIBITION. Being an account of Many valuable and surprising curiosities Which he has collected In the Course of his Travels: For the instruction and amusement of the British Youth. 62 pages. Illustrated with 20 woodcuts within the text. Original Dutch floral wrappers. First and last leaves pasted to covers as issued. First Harris edition. Contemporary inscription to front verso of front cover; a little dog-eared and worn; some fore-edges have paper loss but without loss to text; else a very good copy of a rare printing. Moon 887(1) recording only one copy in a private collection. First published by Newbery in 1774.

[MARTIN, Sarah Catharine.] THE COMIC ADVENTURES OF OLD MOTHER HUBBARD AND HER DOG. 16 leaves, each printed on one side only. Engraved and etched throughout. Illustrated with 15 illustrations; the first on title, the second beneath six lines of verse, the remainder each beneath four lines of verse. Lacks original wrappers. First edition. First issue, with 'S.C.M. 1804' on the coffin, and chair retained in the 'Hosier' plate. Watermark indecipherable. A very good copy. Moon 559[1]., claims, 'this is probably the most significant children's book JH ever published. Bound with: [MARTIN, Sarah Catharine.]A CONTINUATION OF THE COMIC ADVENTURES OF OLD MOTHER HUBBARD AND HER DOG. By S. C.M. J. Harris. 1806. 16 engraved leaves, printed on one side only. Frontispiece, title, and 14 engraved illustrations with verse above. First edition. Watermark 180?. Moon 561 [1]. Bound with: A SEQUEL TO THE COMIC ADVENTURES OF OLD MOTHER HUBBARD, AND HER DOG. By another hand.J. Harris 1806. 14 engraved unnumbered leaves, including title and dedication leaf, printed on one side of the paper only; 12 engraved illustrations with verse above. First edition. One gutter strengthened with tape, and one other small tape repair. Moon 562[1].All three lack their original wrappers and have been bound together in their different sizes since the 19th century. Recently rebound in quarter red sheep gilt over marbled boards with vellum tips. The first title is exceptionally rare; the other very scarce.

[SWIFT, Jonathan.] GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. Complete in four parts: The Voyage to Lilliput; The Voyage to Brobdingnag; The Voyage to Laputa; A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnms; each with its own title-page and three hand-coloured engravings, making a total of twelve plates. Original publisher's quarter red roan over marbled boards. First edition thus. Slight wear at head of spine; juvenile names and scribble on endpapers; bookplate. Else, a near fine copy of a very scarce title, rarely found complete. The four parts were also issued individually. See Moon 162.

Tuckey, J.H. [James Kingston]Bericht von einer Reise nach Neu-Süd-Wallis um zu Port-Philipp in der Bass's Strasse eine Kolonie anzulegen. Gethan in dem Schiffe Kalkutta in den Jahren 1802, 1803 und 1804. Landes-Industrie-Comptoir, Weimar 1805 - vi, 136; 286 pages. Nice copy with an attractive recent leather spine. Lettering of the spine title matches the older style German lettering of the text. Important early account for the early European history of Victoria and Tasmania. This volume was published in the "Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen" and contains an extensive index of 286 pages about the first 24 volumes of this series. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

SHEE, Sir Martin Arthur, painter (1769-1850) - G. CLINT, engraver (1770- 1854)The Right Honourable Francis Rawdon Hastings, Earl of Moira, Commander of His Majesty's Forces in Scotland - London: 1 May 1805. Mezzotint portrait engraved by Clint after Shee. Engraved area (including lettering): 28 x 18 inches. Sheet size: 29 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. (Minor foxing, light mat burn, minor repair in the upper margin along the platemark). Scarce portrait of a noted British officer who served with distinction in the American Revolution. Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Irish-British politician and military officer, served in the American Revolution, seeing action at Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill. At the latter battle, he is said to have killed the American General Warren himself, and is depicted in John Trumbull's famous painting The Death of General Warren. His service continued in America throughout the war, as aide-de-camp to General Howe, and with significant command in the southern campaign. He would later serve as the Governor General of India from 1813-1823. In this scarce full-length portrait, Lord Rawdon is standing facing front but looking away to the left, with his right hand extended holding a scroll, his left hand holding a sheathed sword just below the hilt. Wearing a military uniform with two buttons fastened across the chest, the background is an interior with table littered in papers, scroll, books, and a plumed hat behind to right; a classical façade with columns and Greco-Roman military statues in niches in the background to left. First state, marked "first fifty" in the lower left. A second edition would be published with new lettering in 1813. Scarce. Not in Chaloner Smith.

C. H. KauffmanThe Dictionary of Merchandize and Nomenclature in all Languages London - T. Boosey, 1805. London - T. Boosey, 1805 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A rare referential text created for the use of counting houses. Second edition. Containing the history, places of growth, culture, use, and marks of excellency , of such natural productions as form articles of commerce; with their names in all european languages. Condition: Re-bound ina half crushed morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart, with only very light rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound, with slightly age toned leaves, and the occasional spot and handling mark. Tide marks to title page. Overall: VERY GOOD INDEED..

WADE, THOMASMundi et Cordis: De Rebus Sempiternis et Temporariis: Carmina. Poems and Sonnets John Miller. John Miller. First edition.. Edges rubbed; boards a little soiled; remains of the original paper label on the spine; very good copy.. NCBEL III, 558; Miles, Poets and Poetry of the Century, vol. 3. 8vo, original drab boards rebacked with closely matching paper, untrimmed. The most important work by the dramatist turned poet turned journalist, Thomas Wade (1805-1875), whose poetry shows the strong influence of Shelley. See the DNB online and Buxton-Forman's brief biography in Miles. All of Wade's published works are scarce.

N/aNecrology: London - Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1805. London - Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1805 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A second edition of the scarce1805 Necrology, biographies of eminent and extraordinary characters. Bound in half leather and marbled paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering. Scarce. Second Edition, with a Copious Index, and a Chronological and Alphabetical Table. With the armorial nameplates of Robert Washington Oates, Edward Oates, and William Edward Oates, on the front endpapers. This edition of Necrology includes biographies of such figures, amongst others,John Dryden, Mary Wollstonecraft, Lord Jeffery Amherst, Edmund Burke, Catharine II, and the Abbe de Barthelemy. Condition: The binding is tight and firm. There is some mild wear to the extremities, including some mild bumping and rubbing. Internally the pages have some slight browning, with the occasional spotting most prominent to the first and last few pages. There are &#39;Bibliotheca Oatesiana&#39; institutional ink stamps on the title page and the ninth page of the unpaginated index, and a blindstamp on the titlepage. Overall the condition is very good..

William PerryThe Synonymous Etymological and Pronouncing English Dictionary London - John Walker; Cuthell and Martin; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, et al, 1805. London - John Walker; Cuthell and Martin; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, et al, 1805 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A scarce English dictionary by William Perry from the works of Samuel Johnson. Bound in leather with gilt lettering and decoration. The complete title for this work is: The Synonymous, Etymological and Pronouncing English Dictionary; in which the words are deduced from their originals, Their Part of Speech distinguished, their Pronunciation pointed out, and their Syonyma collected, which are occasionally illustrated in their different significations, by examples from the best writers; Extracted from the Labours of the late Dr. Samuel Johnson; Being an attempt to Synonymise his Folio Dictionary of the EnglishLanguage. To which is prefixedan English Grammar. With a small nameplate and ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, stating Benjamin Haynes, formerly of Coventry. Citizen of the United States of America 1863 - 1885. The address on the nameplate is Paterson, N. J. With articles from newspapers, journals, et al, relating to various political and social matters, including The National Begging Scheme, and Radicalism, Socialism and or Revolution stuck to the free-endpapers and blanks. Little is known about the author, William Perry. Condition: The textblock binding is generally tight and firm. The front board is detached, and the rear hinge is starting. The rear inner hinge is slightly strained. There is wear to the extremities, including rubbing and edge wear with marks and slight loss. The spine is splitbetween the pages Fon-Foo/Fop-For. Internally the pages have some browning and foxing. There is a smallclosed tear to the title page. Overall the condition is fair with a good interior..

Bewick, ThomasA HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS (2 VOLS) , 1805. 1805. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Bewick, Thomas. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Two volumes, full leather covers (maroon), raised bands, gilt titles on black title labels. Newcastle, printed by Edward Walker for R.E. Bewick; sold by him and Longman and Rees, London; and all booksellers. Vol I Land Birds; Vol II Water Birds. Wood engravings by Bewick. Some chipping to spines and cover edges. Scuffing to covers. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Names and dates in ink to prelims. Some foxing and damp marks. Old newspaper cutting stuck to front pastedown of one volume. [S]

Mr. PrattHarvest-Home consisting of Supplementary Gleanings; Original Dramas and Poems, Contributions of Literary Friends and Select Re-publications Including Sympathy, a Poem London - Richard Phillips, 1805. London - Richard Phillips, 1805 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Harvest-Home consisting of Supplementary Gleanings; Original Dramas and Poems , Contributions of Literary Friends and Select Re-publications including Sympathy, a Poem by Mr. Pratt with a portrait to frontispiece to volume one. Revised, corrected and enlarge from the eighth edition. In three volumes complete. With a dedication to the Prince of Wales to front of volume one. Samuel Jackson Pratt (1749 - 1814) was a prolific English poet, dramatist and novelist, writing under the pseudonym of Courtney Melmoth as well as under his own name. He authored around forty publications between 1770 and 1810, some of which are still published today, and is probably best remembered as the author of Emma Corbett: or the Miseries of Civil War, (1780) and the poem Sympathy (1788). Although his reputation was tainted by scandal during his lifetime, he is today recognised as an early campaigner for Animal Rights and the first English writer to treat the American Revolution as a legitimate subject for literature. Condition: In half calf bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, generally sound but with some wear to extremities, rubbing and marks to boards and institutional lettering to spines. One board detached, one almost detached, one held by cords only, three starting with loss to some backstrips. Internally, text block generally firmly bound but with first few pages to volume one detached due to joint. Institutional bookplates and ink annotations to front endpapers andblindstamps to pages. Bright but with slight scattered foxing and the odd slight ink annotation. Overall: GOOD ONLY.